Lock for whip-stocks.



S. E. MOMILLIN.

LOOK FOR WHIP STOCKS.

APPLICATION FILED 1113.24, 1914.

1,101,871 1 Patented June 30,1914.

S. EHRL M MHJJN I STEWART EARL MGMILLIN, OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.

LOCK FOR "WHIP-STOCKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 30, 1914.

Application filed March 24, 1914. Serial No. 826,998.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEWART EARL Mo- MrLLrn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Locks for Tip-Stocks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to looks for whipstocks.

The object of the invention is in a ready, simple and thoroughly practical manner to prevent the whip from being stolen during the absence of the user of the vehicle equipped therewith, the structure being of such nature as to permit it to be combined with any style of carriage whip, and with any style of socket, and it will be found thoroughly efficient for the purposes designed.

With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists, generally stated, in a lock for whipstocks comprising a resilient sleeve arranged to be disposed upon and tightly clasp the handle of a whip, a band arranged to be clasped around the socket, and a chain having one end secured to the band and passed through an eye secured to the sleeve, one of the links of the chain being designed to pass over eyes projecting from the band beyond the socket, the latter being designed to be engaged by a suitable pad lock, whereby unauthorized disconnection of the chain from the band will be precluded.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference designate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of the improved lock for whip stocks. Figs. 2, 3 and l are views in side elevation showing more particularly the manner of binding the chain and sleeve with the whip.

Referring to the drawings, S designates a whipsocket of the usual or any preferred construction, and W an ordinary carnage whip. Combined with the whip, ad acent to the handle, is a tapered split sleeve 1, which is preferably made of a resilient metal, such as steel, and is provided at its rear side with an eye or loop 2. Tllls loop is designed to be engaged by the intermediate portion of a chain 3, one terminal llnk of which is permanently secured in a keeper & carried by a band '5 that is designed to encircle the socket S, the terminals of the band being formed into or provided with eyes 6 that are designed to project through one of the links of the chain, and to be engaged eXteriorly of the link by the hasp of an ordinary pad lock L. As will be noted by reference to Fig. 1, the links of the chain, which are of the closed type, that is to say of the character employed in the manufacture of sash weight chains, are gradnally increased in length from the keeper 4, the object of this arrangement being to insure the presentation of a link which will be of a size to receive the eyes 6. The edges of the split in the sleeve 1 are spaced apart, as shown in Fig. 1, in order that when the sleeve is assembled with the whip, the lash may first I be passed through the slot, and the keeper then forced down upon the whip until it firmly grips the same. The sleeve may be left at all times on the whip, but if pre ferred it may be removed, and its loop be held assembled with the eyes 6 by the lock, in which case the chain would not be connected with the eyes, but would be allowed to drop inside of the socket.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that while the improvements herein described are exceedingly simple in construction, they will be thoroughly efiicient for the purposes designed, and will coact in the presentation of a whipstock lock which will positively prevent the whip from being removed from the socket by unauthorized persons.

I claim:

1. A. whipstock lock comp-rising a sleeve designed to be disposed upon a whip and provided on one side with a loop, a band arranged to be disposed around a socket and provided with a keeper and having its terminals formed into eyes, and a chain permanentlv secured to the keeper and arranged to be passed through the loop of the sleeve and have one of its links passed over the eyes.

2. A whipstock lock comprising a sleeve designed to be disposed upon a whip and provided on one side with a loop, a band arranged to be disposed around a socket and provided with a keeper and having its terminals formed into eyes, a chain permanently secured to the keeper and arranged to be passed through the loop of the sleeve and have one of its links eyes, and a lock orly of the link.

3. A whipstock look comprising a split resilient sleeve arranged to be held frictionally upon a whip and provided opposite the slit with a loop, a band arranged to be disposed upon a whip, and having its terminals provided with eyes and at its intermediate portion with a keeper, and a chain firmly secured to the keeper and arranged to pass through the loop and having one of passed over the to engage the eyes exteri- W Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the its links disposed to receive the eyes, the links gradually increasing in length from the band, whereby always to insure the presentation of a link of sufficient length to receive the eyes.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

s. EARL MCMILL'IN.

\Vitnesses HUGH BLAIR J. V. ANDERSON.

Commissioner of Patent:

Washington, D. 0. 

